Letter

Letter Requesting Creation of the Afghan Parole Program, a Designated Parole Program for At-Risk Afghans

February 15, 2022

Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Director Jaddou:

We write on behalf of the undersigned legal services providers, resettlement agencies, law firms, law school clinics, and non…

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Letter to Biden/Harris on Expulsions of Venezuelan Asylum Seekers to Colombia

February 2, 2022

Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris:

We, the undersigned organizations committed to the rights of asylum seekers and refugees, write to express our serious…

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Coalition Letter Following Summit on Democracy

January 31, 2022

Dear Ambassador Rice and Mr. Sullivan:

We, the undersigned organizations, write to engage with the Biden Administration during this Year of Action following the Summit…

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Joint Letter in Response to RMX 2.0 and Title 42 Continuation

December 17, 2021

We, the undersigned 242 organizations, write in dismay at the administration’s decision to expand the Remain in Mexico policy and deploy it in tandem with…

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Human Rights First’s Magnitsky Recommendations to the Australian Parliament

December 2, 2021

 

Dear Members of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade:

On behalf of Human Rights First, it is a privilege to…

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Joint NGO Letter on U.S. Compliance with Convention Against Torture Obligations

December 1, 2021

Dear Secretary Blinken, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield, Chargé d’Affaires Moeling, and Ambassador Rice:

We write to express deep concerns about reports that the Biden administration has submitted…

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NGO Letter to DHS and USCIS on Employment Authorization for Asylum Seekers

November 17, 2021

Dear Secretary Mayorkas and Director Jaddou,

We, the 75 undersigned organizations, write to urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to eliminate – rather than…

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What’s Happening Behind the UAE’s PR Mask

October 29, 2021

For many years, the United Arab Emirates has been one of Washington’s most repressive military allies. Its brutal targeting of human rights defenders, its leadership…

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